The Partridge (Part I) by Marvin Nolte
The Hook: Partridge Blind Eye Hook CS7DB & CS10/3
Tag: Oval gold tinsel and fiery brown floss
Tail: Topping, brown partridge, and chatterer
Butt: Black herl
Body: First half oval gold tinsel, veiled above and
below with brown partridge; second half
scarlet seal's fur
Ribs: Oval gold, over seal's fur
Hackle: Yellow, over seal's fur
Throat: Partridge
Wings: Partridge tail feathers; married slips of green,
yellow, white and scarlet turkey, bustard,
and Argus pheasant dyed gold; a topping over
Sides: Jungle Cock
Cheeks: Chatterer
Horns: Blue and gold macaw
Head: Black herl
Products used in this recipe:
Tie in the oval gold tinsel where the tag will begin. Wind the tinsel forward as many turns as you wish. Leave both waste ends of the tinsel to be wrapped under the floss
The first tail veiling is a brown feather from a Partridge's back. Tie in the feather good side up
Tie in a chatterer feather, good side up, on top of the partridge. [Kingfisher may be substituted for the chatterer.]
At the middle point of the body tie in the oval gold tinsel then form an underbody for the tinsel portion of the body. White UTC 280 thread was used in the photograph
The body veilings are the same brown partridge back feathers used for the tail veiling. Tie in one feather above the body and one below